Melissa J. Bellan
Democratic · TX · Judge, Dallas County Court at Law No. 2
Melissa J. Bellan has been a Dallas County civil-court judge since voters elected her in 2018. A Southern Methodist University law graduate who practiced civil, family and probate law and founded two firms, she says she serves with integrity, independence and fairness.
Track record
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 unfavorable
Had her February 2020 orders reversed by the full Dallas Court of Appeals on August 5, 2022. Her orders had kept five families' wrongful-death claims against a Dallas senior living home out of arbitration. The appeals court ruled 7-6 that the claims had to go to arbitration.
August 5, 2022Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: search.txcourts.gov
Past race Melissa J. Bellan ran in:
- Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas · incumbent